Former NYPD Blue Screenwriter Arrested for Allegedly Killing His Dog

Shame on you, Ted Shuttleworth. The former screenwriter on the acclaimed television series NYPD Blue has just been arrested by ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement (HLE) Agents for beating his Toy Poodle, Lola, to death.

The 51-year-old is accused of striking his four pound dog in the face causing massive brain injury.

“This is a clear case of inexplicable brutality against a tiny helpless animal victim,” says Stacy Wolf, ASPCA Vice President and Chief Counsel for the Humane Law Enforcement Department. “The necropsy established in graphic detail that this dog died a violent death.”

Shuttleworth was arrested on Saturday by ASPCA Special Investigator Paul Romano. His next court date is July 26 in Queens Criminal Court.

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They are way to soft on people who do these kinds of things. If only they could be stricter this kind of actions would stop! I think its ridiculous that a grown adult can do something like this a get a slap on the hand. These are basically defensless animals and are only guilty of loving you. Shameful!